A review by jennereads
Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz

3.0

This is probably at the bottom of my list of books I've read by Koontz so far. It was fine. There were parts I really enjoyed. And, as per my usual comment after reading Koontz, the characters are likable. The evil-doer is definitely sinister, but I couldn't quite buy into the explanation for his super-natural behaviors (and I am pretty open-minded in this department). I think the book is largely a combination of repetitiveness and not enough information. In other words, a lot of time is spent explaining certain things multiple times (or even repeating certain sentences over and over), while other things are not sufficiently explained. (Get it?)

I also experienced something that I'm not sure I have before: I do not like the title. I understand the title and why it was chosen (or why its definition was worked into the story), but I am very unsatisfied with it. Mostly because I can think of several better titles.

I am still not sure how I feel about a dog as a partial narrator. Did it add to the book? His presence was necessary, but I'm not sure about his point of view. Did it detract from the book? Probably not. It might have affected a better written book more.